LAND USE SURVEY & ANALYSIS
& LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA
ABSTRACT
TITLE
AUTHOR
SUBJECT
DATE
Land Use Survey and Analysis and
Land Development Plan, Valdese, North Carolina
State of North Carolina, Department of
Conservation and Development, Division of
Community Planning, Piedmont Area Office,
P.O. Box 300, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
Criteria for Evaluation, Land Use Analysis,
Land Development Plan, and Implementation of
the Plan
April, 1968
LOCAL
PLANNING The Town of Valdese, North Carolina,
AGENCY Planning and Zoning Board
SOURCE State of North Carolina, Department of Conservation
OF COPIES and Development, Division of Community Planning,
P.O. Box 2719, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Town of Valdese, P.O. Box 339, Valdese,
North Carolina 28690
HUD
PROJECT
NUMBER
SERIE S
NUMBER
NUMBER
OF PAGES
NCP-45
Four of Six
73
ABSTRACT The existing land uses within the town and its
one-mile perimeter area are analyzed as to location,
extent and condition. Principles and standards of
good urban development are applied, along with
expected population and economic trends in the area in
delineating a comprehensive development plan for the
next twenty years.
The plan shows the harmonious relationship between
the expanding manufacturing base and the predomin-ately
residential character of the area. The
advantageous recreational possibilities of the area
are outlined and a thoroughfare plan to serve the
future needs of the area is provided.
LAND USE SURVEY & ANALYSIS
& LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA
The preparation of this report was financed in part through an
urban planning grant from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, under the provision of Section 701 of the Housing
Act of 1954, as amended.
PREPARED FOR
THE TOWN OF VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA
Gerald Baker, Mayor
Reese Scull, Town Manager
W. Harold Mitchell, Town Attorney
PLANNING AND 7 ON IN G BOARD TOWN COUNCIL
Donald H . Ma
John Church
E lmo Pascal
John A. Guig
J. D. Brinkl ey
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rtinat, Chairman RuEus F . Temp 1
e
Thurman L. Reep
Frederic H. Pons, Sr.
E dwar d Pascal
J. W. Howard Wilkie
Elmer Buff
Marvin Lowder, Jr.
Robert Kincaid
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM:
State of North Carolina
Department of Conservation & Development
Division of Community Planning
George J. Monaghan, Administrator
Piedmont Area Office, Salisbury, N. C.
Charles L. Sellers, Director
^Michael E. Grandstaff, Community Planner
Giles D. Hopkins, Community Planner
G. Perry Whisnant, Draftsman
M. Eileen Antosek, Stenographer
^Responsible for preliminary report
**C omp 1 e t e d final report
April, 1968 Price: $2.00
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION 3
History and Growth 4
Geography 4
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 8
Goals 8
Principles and Standards of Good
Urban Development 11
LAND USE ANALYSIS 17
Land Use Classification 17
Residential Land Use 18
Retail Trade and Services Land Use 29
Manufacturing Land Use 32
Transportation 34
Social and Cultural 36
Vacant Land and Future Potential 43
Summary 45
LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 49
Future Land Use Projections 49
Residential Development 50
Retail Trade and Services Development 57
Manufacturing 60
Social and Cultural Areas 62
Thoroughfare Plan 67
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 70
Zoning 70
Subdivision Regulations 71
Building and Housing Codes 71
Public Improvements Program 72
Public Housing and Open Space Preservation 72
Citizen Participation 73
PLANNING - A CONTINUOUS FUNCTION 73
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Number TABLES Page
1 Planning Area Land Use - Acreage and Percentage 21
2 Housing Density by Type of Unit 23
3 Per Cent of Standard and Substandard Dwelling
Units, Valdese and Selected Towns in North
Carolina 24
4 Population Projections for Valdese and Selected
Areas, 1960-1985 50
5 Existing and Future Land Use in Acres 54
MAPS
1 Regional Setting 1
2 Study Areas 5
3 Growth Since 1893 9
4 Generalized Existing Land Use 19
5 Areas of Substandard Housing 27
6 Average Daily Traffic Volume 37
7 Areas Prohibitive to Further Development
Areas Conducive to Further Development 41
8 Land Development Plan and Sketch Thoroughfare
Plan ~ 47
9 Existing and Proposed CBD 55
10 Sketch Thoroughfare Plan 65
INTRODUCTION
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